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A Variety of iPhone 4S High Definition Sample Videos

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One of the other major new features of the iPhone 4S is the inclusion of a 1080p capable camera. Several sample videos are starting to appear to demonstrate the new iPhone 4S camera. Some are being uploaded only as high as 720P into YouTube, while others are a full 1080P. You can click on the bottom right resolution button in YouTube to switch modes.

Here's a sampling:

- iPhone 4S vs Cannon 500D/T1i on a city sidewalk
- iPhone 4 and 4S video side-by-side showing stabilization.
- A parrot
- Indoors and Outdoors
- Comparison between iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S outdoor video.
- Inside and Outside


Article Link: A Variety of iPhone 4S High Definition Sample Videos
 
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r2fa3l said:
BTW doesn't youtube compress the quality a bit? :apple:
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Yep.

But I'm still always down for a good parrot video. I'm satisfied.

Ok, but seriously, despite Youtube's shortcomings I think the 4S video quality is looking pretty great.

jamestsanders said:
They uploaded it to YouTube @ 720p. YouTube supports 1080p uploads.
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These are all obviously new uploads and Youtube sometimes takes time to get all the versions converted. It's possible some of these will gain 1080p options soon.
 
The video quality is amazing. I was shocked at that Canon video.
 
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The video quality of the iPhone 4 is Already legendary. So the 4S' must be spellbounding.
 
nfl46 said:
The video quality is amazing. I was shocked at that Canon video.
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We don't know which lens was used and the T!i from Canon is over 2 years old. I'm still impressed by the iPhone 4s, but my 5D Mark ii videos will mop the floor with the 4s.
 
I am honestly so very impressed with the recording quality, I recorded me driving down some back country roads, 8mins worth came out at 1.5GB.
Hardly any shaking, and our back roads are full of potholes!

I was going to upload it to YouTube while I'm working tonight.

:) :apple:
 
Comparing it with SLR video is kind of silly, I mean it's just not going to beat a Canon 5D MkII or whatever with a sensor like 100x larger and much more expensive glass. But...it is VERY impressive for a phone camera, by far the best I've seen yet. In the video where the guy is going outdoors to indoors and shooting through the window, I'm very impressed by how well the camera handles the contrast. There's none of that jumpy iris trying to find the right exposure, it's very smooth, and the image stabilization seems to work.

I can already tell my point and shoot camera will not be used once the 4S arrives at my door.
 
burnside said:
We don't know which lens was used and the T!i from Canon is over 2 years old. I'm still impressed by the iPhone 4s, but my 5D Mark ii videos will mop the floor with the 4s.
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As well they should, given the price and the fact that it is solely an image gathering device.
I wish I had a 5D MKII. :)
 
burnside said:
We don't know which lens was used and the T!i from Canon is over 2 years old. I'm still impressed by the iPhone 4s, but my 5D Mark ii videos will mop the floor with the 4s.
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Lol, I would hope it would mop the floor with the iPhone 4S camera. How much did you pay for it? Like $2,000?
 
ImaxGuy said:
As well they should, given the price and the fact that it is solely an image gathering device.
I wish I had a 5D MKII. :)
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No doubt the 5D MkII is better, but even if you own one, how often do you have that with you and ready to go? I have a Nikon D700 which takes amazing photos but the fact is I only have it with me when I plan to take it for a specific reason. The 4S is the first phone camera that I feel is good enough to really take serious pictures and videos with that I want to keep and display.
 
I'm pretty confident that the video listed as "a field" is a copy of a video that was posted last year from an iPhone 4, not an iPhone 4s. I could be wrong, but I really think it is.
 
Hopefully someone will upload an uncompressed version on Vimeo. Then we can really see the quality.
 
Just a note to do a real side-by-side comparison both shots have to be in the same spot, same framing with same conditions. Not one close, no sky and a subject (4s) and one 10 steps back, with sky and no center focus (canon.)

That said it looks adequate enough for a phone.
 
I would like to see the 4S compared with the SGII seeing as they are both 1080P smart phones.
 
I'm impressed when comparing to the Canon.

But, I want to see it compared to a Panasonic 3MOS-series HD Camcorder.
 
If I could do a video on my iPhone 4S I probably be cursing in my video. Can't seem to get the thing activated with AT&T. Is there anyway that I can try out the video camera while I wait to be activated?
 
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